Biology:Vitreorana uranoscopa

Short description: Species of frog

Vitreorana uranoscopa
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Amphibia
Order:	Anura
Family:	Centrolenidae
Genus:	Vitreorana
Species:	V. uranoscopa
Binomial name
Vitreorana uranoscopa (Müller, 1924)
Synonyms
Hyla (Hylella) uranoscopa Müller, 1924 (Müller, 1924) (Müller, 1924) Taylor and Cochran, 1953 Centrolenella albotunica Cochranella albotunica (Taylor and Cochran, 1953) Cochranella uranoscopa Taylor and Cochran, 1953 (Taylor and Cochran, 1953) Centrolenella lutzorum Cochranella dubia (Taylor and Cochran, 1953) Centrolenella uranoscopa (Müller, 1924) Taylor and Cochran, 1953 (Taylor and Cochran, 1953) Cochranella lutzorum Hyalinobatrachium uranoscopum Taylor and Cochran, 1953 Centrolenella vanzolinii Centrolenella dubia Cochranella vanzolinii

Vitreorana uranoscopa is a species of frog in the family Centrolenidae. It is found in southeastern and southern Brazil , from Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo southward to northern Rio Grande do Sul, and in northeastern Argentina ; it is also likely to be found in adjacent Paraguay. Common name Humboldt's grass frog has been proposed for it.

It occurs in primary and secondary forest at elevations below 1,200 m (3,900 ft) above sea level. It is typically found in the immediate vicinity of running water, usually clinging close to leaves of herbaceous vegetation and trees. The eggs are deposited on leaves above water, to which the tadpoles drop upon hatching. It can be a locally common species. It is not threatened as a species, but probable threats to it relate to habitat loss caused by clear-cutting, dams, tourism, and human settlement. It is present in several protected areas.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q28047494 entry